WALDPORT — Bargain-hunters can find furniture, artwork, tabletop goods, décor items and much more at Saturday’s Unexpected Elephant resale event. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., pre-owned items are up […]
Archives for March 2025
Trump’s controversial logging orders: A win-win or recipe for continued conflict?
By TED SICKINGER/The Oregonian/OregonLive Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at ramping up logging on federal lands. The directives prompted polar and predictable reactions from timber industry […]
Seal Rock fire board, staff and volunteers issue strong support for chief after inflammatory email last month
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews SEAL ROCK – Seal Rock Fire District chief Will Ewing was met with a resounding show of support at the district’s board meeting last week in […]
NOTICE OF OTTER ROCK WATER DISTRICT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
NOTICE OF OTTER ROCK WATER DISTRICT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Otter Rock Water District, Lincoln County, State of Oregon, to discuss the […]
Supreme Court denial effectively ends federal climate lawsuit brought in part by Eugene teenagers
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The nation’s highest court declined to hear a petition that would have revived a landmark climate change lawsuit against the federal government, led by young […]
Time to get newspapers off their addiction to taxpayer-funded legal notices
To the editor: At long last, via SB437 and HB3431, Oregon lawmakers are considering legislation that could end wasteful spending on public notices in newspapers. It’s appropriate that the 2025 […]
There will be a few contested races — and three money measures — in May 20 election after surge of late filings
By Lincoln Chronicle A surge of candidate filings late last week has resulted in a handful of contested races for positions on school, college and fire district boards in […]
Oregon wildlife officers are cracking down on hunters using thermal imaging cameras
By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting It’s morning in a hunting blind at the Santiam Valley Ranch, a private duck hunting club near Turner, just south of Salem. It’s cold and wet. […]
As Samaritan Health System financial losses mount, chief executive says merger, partnership or sale are on the table
By MIKE FRANCIS and NICK BUDNICK/The Lund Report Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services has formally notified its bank that it likely violated its bond terms last year due to financial losses. While Samaritan […]
Rather than issue 17 available vacation rental licenses, Lincoln County commissioners vote to trim number in two zones
By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle Lincoln County commissioners have decided to decrease the number of vacation rental licenses allowed in two zones east of U.S. Highway 101 rather than issue […]